16 January, 2009

Botany and Nomenclature of Drumstick..





Family : Moringaceae (monogeneric)
Botanical Name : Moringa Oleifera Lam

Common spesies available:-

i) M. Oleifera
-leaves are usually tripinnate, leaflets are 12-18mm long, petioles are yellow or white
without red streaks and trees are medium sized.

ii) M. Concanensis
- leaves are usually bipinnate, leaflets sre 15-30mm long, petioles with red streaks
or redish base and the trees are large sized.

Description of the tree

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